Betsey Brown: A Novel
by Ntozake Shange
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Author: Ntozake ShangeEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1995-08-15
ISBN: 0312134347
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Picador
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Betsey Brown is the story of a girl named Betsey Brown who lives in the extremely racist city of St. Louis in 1959 with her big, black family. Betsey is trying to grow up this discrimitive community, and do normal things a kid would do. Her father, Mr. Brown, is obsessed with the Civil Rights Movement and his job as a doctor. Betsey's 7 brothers and sisters all provide a bizarre and interesting life for Betsey who is just trying to be a normal kid.
What does it mean to be an American? Betsey and her family, although African Americans of racist times, still practice their rights as American citizens. This is what America truly stands for. The equality of all people. Mr. Brown continually goes to Civil Rights rallies with his children. They express their opinions in movements that also show their American spirit.
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